What are the main factors that influence a Teachers Assistant's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

How does experience change a Teachers Assistant's salary?

A Teachers Assistant's salary grows with experience: starting around $33,153 for beginners, reaching about $34,796 at mid-level, and approach $36,492 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for a Teachers Assistant?

Teachers Assistant salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Teachers Assistant roles are District of Columbia $37,617, California $37,474, Massachusetts $36,975. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Teachers Assistant roles make?

Salaries for Teachers Assistant level roles vary by specialization: Physics Teachers: $109,650; Elementary Teachers: $58,189; Postsecondary Teachers: $55,986; Teachers: $54,224; Lead Teachers: $53,088.

How do different companies affect a Teachers Assistant's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Teachers Assistant roles. Large, established industry leaders like Kpmg Us LLP ($114,295) and Warner Bros Discovery ($114,096) offer base salaries 35-40% above the national average. In contrast, smaller firms or startups may offer closer to $88,138.

Teachers Assistant Salary in the United States

How much does a Teachers Assistant make in the United States?

As of January 01, 2026, the average salary for a Teachers Assistant in the United States is $33,975 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $16.

However, a Teachers Assistant's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $39,721
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $30,032 to $36,982
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $26,443

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Teachers Assistant Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$36,982	$3,082	$711	$18
Average	$33,975	$2,831	$653	$16
25th Percentile	$30,032	$2,503	$578	$14

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Key Factors That Influence Teachers Assistant Salaries

A Teachers Assistant's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Teachers Assistant Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Teachers Assistant's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:

Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $33,153
Early Career (1-2 years): $33,427
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $34,796
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $35,911
Expert (over 8 years): $36,492

Levels	Salary
Entry Level Teachers Assistant	$33,153
Intermediate Level Teachers Assistant	$33,427
Senior Level Teachers Assistant	$34,796
Specialist Level Teachers Assistant	$35,911
Expert Level Teachers Assistant	$36,492

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How Do Teachers Assistant Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Teachers Assistants. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $37,617.
California: $37,474.
Massachusetts: $36,975.

District of Columbia $37,617 California $37,474 Massachusetts $36,975 Washington $36,839 New Jersey $36,825 Alaska $36,778 Connecticut $36,309 New York $36,118

Hawaii $35,510 Rhode Island $35,225 Maryland $35,031 Minnesota $34,766 Colorado $34,664 Illinois $34,630 Oregon $34,501 Delaware $34,406

New Hampshire $34,346 Virginia $34,212 Pennsylvania $33,822 Nevada $33,625 North Dakota $33,560 Michigan $33,458 Wisconsin $33,421 Vermont $33,346

Texas $33,139 Maine $33,125 Arizona $33,105 Ohio $33,081 Georgia $32,769 Indiana $32,612 Wyoming $32,582 Utah $32,534

Iowa $32,514 Kansas $32,351 Louisiana $32,303 North Carolina $32,286 Missouri $32,279 Florida $32,147 Montana $32,075 Nebraska $32,007

Kentucky $31,970 South Carolina $31,834 Tennessee $31,749 Idaho $31,715 New Mexico $31,467 Oklahoma $31,413 Alabama $31,212 South Dakota $30,876

Arkansas $30,693 West Virginia $30,594 Mississippi $30,299

Top Paying Cities for Teachers Assistants

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

San Jose: $42,852
San Francisco: $42,431
Oakland: $41,490

San Jose, CA $42,852

San Francisco, CA $42,431

Oakland, CA $41,490

New York, NY $39,373

Queens Village, NY $39,118

Paramus, NJ $38,847

Passaic, NJ $38,813

Bergenfield, NJ $38,779

Stamford, CT $38,728

Huntington, NY $38,694

Newark, NJ $38,473

Bridgeport, CT $38,405

New Brunswick, NJ $38,293

Vallejo, CA $38,221

Middlesex, NJ $38,201

Somerset, NJ $38,170

Petaluma, CA $38,092

Santa Cruz, CA $37,960

Boston, MA $37,892

Monterey, CA $37,722

Fairbanks, AK $37,698

Los Angeles, CA $37,634

Washington, DC $37,617

Seattle, WA $37,556

Santa Rosa, CA $37,549

Juneau, AK $37,450

Orange, CA $37,338

Anchorage, AK $37,277

Anaheim, CA $37,253

Santa Ana, CA $37,202

Nassau, NY $37,182

Long Beach, CA $37,168

Danbury, CT $37,158

Santa Maria, CA $37,043

Everett, WA $37,036

Bremerton, WA $36,869

Trenton, NJ $36,805

Sacramento, CA $36,791

San Diego, CA $36,774

Brockton, MA $36,761

Tacoma, WA $36,747

Santa Barbara, CA $36,699

Lowell, MA $36,563

New Suffolk, NY $36,550

Nashua, NH $36,509

Lompoc, CA $36,455

Ventura, CA $36,421

Stockton, CA $36,411

New Haven, CT $36,343

Atlantic City, NJ $36,254

Hartford, CT $36,180

Modesto, CA $36,163

Poughkeepsie, NY $36,088

New Britain, CT $36,071

Olympia, WA $36,023

Kennewick, WA $36,023

New London, CT $36,016

Norwich, CT $36,006

Lawrence, MA $35,989

Bakersfield, CA $35,894

Riverside, CA $35,847

New Bedford, MA $35,847

Richland, WA $35,813

Portsmouth, NH $35,785

Vineland, NJ $35,779

San Bernardino, CA $35,751

Boulder, CO $35,656

Worcester, MA $35,629

Portland, OR $35,599

Saint Paul, MN $35,558

Minneapolis, MN $35,558

Philadelphia, PA $35,510

Honolulu, HI $35,330

Springfield, MA $35,211

Providence, RI $35,208

Chicago, IL $35,109

Bellingham, WA $35,069

Baltimore, MD $35,031

Chico, CA $34,946

Wilmington, DE $34,889

Pittsfield, MA $34,855

Manchester, NH $34,790

Spokane, WA $34,641

Denver, CO $34,637

Albany, NY $34,477

Troy, NY $34,464

Schenectady, NY $34,392

Burlington, VT $34,318

Portland, ME $34,199

Salem, OR $34,172

Yakima, WA $34,165

Ann Arbor, MI $34,155

Rochester, MN $34,060

Fresno, CA $34,043

Reno, NV $34,043

Milwaukee, WI $34,012

Detroit, MI $33,978

Allentown, PA $33,968

Carson City, NV $33,964

Houston, TX $33,913

Colorado Springs, CO $33,910

Syracuse, NY $33,893

Eugene, OR $33,829

Bismarck, ND $33,788

Gary, IN $33,788

Galveston, TX $33,788

Springfield, OR $33,761

Medford, OR $33,679

Fort Collins, CO $33,665

Austin, TX $33,638

Mesa, AZ $33,567

Phoenix, AZ $33,560

Dallas, TX $33,550

Reading, PA $33,530

Saint Cloud, MN $33,516

Concord, NH $33,485

Madison, WI $33,472

Utica, NY $33,380

Raleigh, NC $33,353

Las Vegas, NV $33,349

Rochester, NY $33,326

Des Moines, IA $33,322

Atlanta, GA $33,268

Battle Creek, MI $33,258

Salt Lake City, UT $33,248

Lancaster, PA $33,197

Champaign, IL $33,190

Harrisburg, PA $33,149

Durham, NC $33,118

Kansas City, MO $33,115

Kansas City, KS $33,108

Fort Worth, TX $33,105

Boca Raton, FL $33,091

Cleveland, OH $33,088

Columbus, OH $33,081

Pittsburgh, PA $33,078

Richmond, VA $33,064

Indianapolis, IN $33,057

Cincinnati, OH $33,013

Petersburg, VA $32,962

Billings, MT $32,887

Lansing, MI $32,887

Huntsville, AL $32,887

Lebanon, PA $32,884

Dayton, OH $32,881

Pueblo, CO $32,881

Appleton, WI $32,870

Buffalo, NY $32,857

Racine, WI $32,840

Charlotte, NC $32,836

Saint Louis, MO $32,826

Springfield, IL $32,813

Elkhart, IN $32,806

York, PA $32,806

Gastonia, NC $32,802

Benton Harbor, MI $32,802

Beaumont, TX $32,782

Lorain, OH $32,775

Toledo, OH $32,762

Binghamton, NY $32,745

Rock Hill, SC $32,741

Rockford, IL $32,724

Fargo, ND $32,707

Elyria, OH $32,707

Flagstaff, AZ $32,684

Fort Lauderdale, FL $32,663

Miami, FL $32,643

Duluth, MN $32,588

Bangor, ME $32,544

Cedar Rapids, IA $32,507

Louisville, KY $32,490

Grand Rapids, MI $32,483

Hialeah, FL $32,480

Casper, WY $32,432

Scranton, PA $32,391

New Orleans, LA $32,381

Virginia Beach, VA $32,378

Akron, OH $32,361

Peoria, IL $32,317

Sarasota, FL $32,310

Green Bay, WI $32,286

Baton Rouge, LA $32,269

Charleston, SC $32,262

Nashville, TN $32,252

Jamestown, NY $32,245

Davenport, IA $32,245

Tucson, AZ $32,228

Cheyenne, WY $32,218

Saint Petersburg, FL $32,208

Tampa, FL $32,201

Omaha, NE $32,194

Port Arthur, TX $32,181

Evansville, IN $32,181

Bradenton, FL $32,167

Santa Fe, NM $32,106

Orlando, FL $32,072

Clearwater, FL $32,035

Canton, OH $31,963

La Crosse, WI $31,963

Grand Forks, ND $31,953

Albuquerque, NM $31,943

Tulsa, OK $31,943

Newport News, VA $31,940

High Point, NC $31,929

Ogden, UT $31,916

Corpus Christi, TX $31,889

Laramie, WY $31,868

Norfolk, VA $31,868

Rock Island, IL $31,848

Saginaw, MI $31,841

Jacksonville, FL $31,838

Salisbury, NC $31,831

Memphis, TN $31,824

Moline, IL $31,807

Fort Myers, FL $31,797

Waterloo, IA $31,753

Spartanburg, SC $31,719

Lincoln, NE $31,702

Fort Wayne, IN $31,695

Birmingham, AL $31,658

Cedar Falls, IA $31,651

Provo, UT $31,647

Springfield, OH $31,644

San Antonio, TX $31,637

Greensboro, NC $31,624

South Bend, IN $31,620

Winston Salem, NC $31,617

Boise, ID $31,607

Savannah, GA $31,583

Muskegon, MI $31,522

Lima, OH $31,481

Lake Charles, LA $31,467

Anderson, IN $31,460

Lexington, KY $31,450

Augusta, GA $31,440

Greenville, SC $31,440

Wichita, KS $31,410

Tuscaloosa, AL $31,410

Columbia, SC $31,379

Bloomington, IN $31,294

Roanoke, VA $31,274

Asheville, NC $31,229

Knoxville, TN $31,172

Shreveport, LA $31,168

Wilmington, NC $31,124

Frankfort, KY $31,060

Oklahoma City, OK $31,036

Chillicothe, OH $31,022

Longview, TX $31,019

Topeka, KS $31,009

Mobile, AL $30,958

Terre Haute, IN $30,944

Erie, PA $30,941

Altoona, PA $30,924

Melbourne, FL $30,913

Amarillo, TX $30,900

Killeen, TX $30,890

Fayetteville, AR $30,863

Sioux Falls, SD $30,839

Chattanooga, TN $30,818

Idaho Falls, ID $30,815

Gainesville, FL $30,744

Portsmouth, OH $30,727

Little Rock, AR $30,720

Lynchburg, VA $30,720

Lafayette, LA $30,706

Youngstown, OH $30,706

Temple, TX $30,693

Daytona Beach, FL $30,686

Clarksville, TN $30,682

Pensacola, FL $30,679

Hopkinsville, KY $30,577

Charleston, WV $30,574

Florence, SC $30,557

Sioux City, IA $30,536

Macon, GA $30,438

Tallahassee, FL $30,434

Fayetteville, NC $30,428

Waco, TX $30,421

Wichita Falls, TX $30,421

Pine Bluff, AR $30,407

Vincennes, IN $30,343

Lubbock, TX $30,329

Great Falls, MT $30,309

Alamogordo, NM $30,305

Abilene, TX $30,278

Rapid City, SD $30,234

Monroe, LA $30,234

Albany, GA $30,214

Huntington, WV $30,210

Jackson, MS $30,207

Greenville, MS $30,203

Parkersburg, WV $30,169

Montgomery, AL $30,163

Johnstown, PA $30,156

Springfield, MO $30,129

Biloxi, MS $30,112

Sumter, SC $30,040

Columbus, GA $30,037

Twin Falls, ID $30,017

Pascagoula, MS $29,972

Kingsport, TN $29,884

Gulfport, MS $29,874

Alexandria, LA $29,762

Fort Smith, AR $29,677

El Paso, TX $29,585

Helena, MT $29,541

Las Cruces, NM $29,432

Harlingen, TX $29,337

Pocatello, ID $29,306

Florence, AL $29,296

Brownsville, TX $29,290

Dothan, AL $29,235

Mcallen, TX $29,218

Columbus, MS $28,967

Altus, OK $28,810

Lawton, OK $28,746

Pierre, SD $28,624

What Skills Can Increase a Teachers Assistant's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Confidentiality (Mentioned in 5.36% Job Postings): The process of and obligation to apply and enforce rules and practices that ensure that specific types of information are accessible only to those authorized to use it.
First Aid (Mentioned in 7.14% Job Postings): First aid refers to medical attention that is usually administered immediately after the injury occurs and at the location where it occurred.
Support Services (Mentioned in 2.34% Job Postings): Support Services means those activities provided to or on behalf of a person in the areas of personal care and assistance and property maintenance in order to allow a person to live in the least restrictive environment.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Confidentiality	5.36%
First Aid	7.14%
Support Services	2.34%

What skills can make your compensation higher?

Mastering certain specialized skills can lead to a significant increase in pay. Here are examples of skills and the potential impact they can have on a Teachers Assistant's salary.

Innovation: Can increase your salary by up to 11%.
Hard Working: Can increase your salary by up to 7%.
Coaching: Can increase your salary by up to 7%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Innovation	$37,712	11%
Hard Working	$36,353	7%
Coaching	$36,353	7%
Critical Thinking	$35,673	5%
Flexibility	$35,334	4%
Problem Solving	$35,334	4%

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Teachers Assistant Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Teachers Assistant's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

Last Updated on January 01, 2026

$30,032

Average $33,975/year

$36,982

$2,503

Average $2,831/month

$3,082

$578

Average $653/week

$711

$14

Average $16/hour

$18

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$36,982	$3,082	$711	$18
Average	$33,975	$2,831	$653	$16
25th Percentile	$30,032	$2,503	$578	$14

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Salary Trends for Teachers Assistant

Salaries for a Teachers Assistant can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $43,651 in 2023 to around $43,297 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Teachers Assistant salary trends, .

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